Broadcast area | Mid-Ohio |
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Frequency | 1300 kHz |
Branding | Oldies WMVO |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Defunct (formerly Oldies Talk Sports) |
Affiliations | |
Ownership | |
Owner | BAS Broadcasting |
WQIO | |
History | |
First air date | 1953 |
Call sign meaning | Mount Vernon, Ohio |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 74474 |
Class | D |
Power | 410 watts (daytime) 51 watts (nighttime) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°24′17.00″N 82°26′23.00″W / 40.4047222°N 82.4397222°W |
Translator(s) | 100.9 W265DJ (Mount Vernon) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WMVO (1300 AM) – branded as "Oldies WMVO" – was a commercial oldies radio station licensed to serve Mount Vernon, Ohio. It also operated a translator signal on 100.9 MHz at the same landmark site: "Radio Hill" (at the intersection of Coshocton Avenue and Upper Gilchrist Road). The station was a full-service oldies station that also featured assorted talk and sports programming. WMVO was also an ABC News Radio affiliate.
WMVO and its FM sister station WQIO were owned by BAS Broadcasting of Fremont, Ohio. Prior to October 1, 2005, the station was owned by Clear Channel Communications. WMVO has maintained its local presence for much of the station's history, with an additional news presence on WQIO.
WMVO was affiliated with the Cleveland Guardians, Cleveland Cavaliers, Ohio State Buckeyes and the Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets.